Buff on a boat and gel coat repair.

[gotrice93]

So started doing a buff job on a boat at work. Boy do they suck. First I had to remove all of the pin stripping with an eraser wheel so that made a mess and now I am buffing it and it is a bitch. It is very uncomfortable since it is on a trailer. I'll try to get some pictures.

[Bmer89]

Sounds like quite the task! Pics FTW :thumbsup:

[gotrice93]

They will all be phone pics. I might try to sneak my camera into the shop.

[erik]

Some of the best money I made was detailing boats ;) $250 for 2-3 hours work.

[gotrice93]

It was a pain. Had to go really slow with the eraser wheel and keep moving around while taking the pin stripping off so we wouldn't burn the gel coat.

[jon]

dont act like it was hard...ida done it in 5 mins with some fuckin lemons

[Ty]

Gel Coats aren't actually too difficult with the right products, polishing pads and rpms. :)

[gotrice93]

Today went a lot better. I got to work more on the big flat bottom lol. It wasn't bad and went really quick. The top part was a pain because of the clips to hold the cover on. here are some crappy cellphone pictures.
left side polished, right not.
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[gotrice93]

So I finally got back to the boat today. I played mechanic all day yesterday changing ball joints on a dodge in the shop. I repaired the gel coat on the bottom of the hull. below the winch all the way to just past the first cross member on the trailer. All I had to do was take some Evercoat Everglass-short strand fiberglass filler and fill in the gouges and what not. There wasn't any structural damage. That went pretty smooth besides the fact I was sanding and fixing the repair on my back using a creeper to move around. Once I got that repair we mixed some color matched paint and added it to a final stage resin with some hardener then applied it to the boat using a roller. Made a huge mess but managed to cover the repair area. FYI it starts to burn if it gets in a cut.